Miami Marlins Trade Deadline Acquisition Connor Norby Makes Franchise History

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Connor Norby has played in 12 games for the Miami Marlins since getting traded away by the Baltimore Orioles, racking up nine extra-base hits in that time.

couldn't have gone much worse for the Baltimore Orioles, but the deal seems to be working out swimmingly for the Miami Marlins.

Miami sent the former All-Star starting pitcher to Baltimore just ahead of the July 30 trade deadline, getting top prospects Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers in return. While the Orioles have since optioned Rogers to Triple-A Norfolk, Stowers has established himself as a lineup regular and Norby has been making history for the Marlins.on Aug. 19. He has since appeared in 12 games, batting .313 with a 1.022 OPS and 0.7 WAR. Through nine games in Baltimore, Norby had been hitting .188 with a .

Norby has outdone them all to this point in his young career, providing hope for the future to an organization that had been gutting its once-promising roster over the previous couple of months.The Marlins, who snuck into the playoffs at 84-78 in 2023, currently boast the worst record in the NL East at 51-86. And for as much good as Norby has done at the plate over the past few weeks, Miami is still just 4-8 since he joined the lineup.

Norby will try to keep his hot streak going when the Marlins start a two-game set with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. He is set to start at third base and bat second in the series opener.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.

 

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